a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2023, c.289)
b. In the case of a regional district in which the annual school election is in April or November, the regional board of education shall fix and determine the district's budget for the ensuing school year and may submit at the annual school election any question authorized by law to be submitted at such an election. The board shall follow the procedures established in section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5), N.J.S.18A:22-33, and, as applicable, section 41 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.18A:7F-5.4).